OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515241

RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,HEADACHE,TOXIC FUMES

1984-12-14T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,HEADACHE,TOXIC FUMES
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14515241
Report ID: 524700

Event description

EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCED BREATHING DIFFICULTY, HEADACHES

Investigation abstract

TWENTY SEVEN EMPLOYEES OF AN INJECTION POLYPROPYLENE MOLDING PRESS OPERATION , P ERFORMING THEIR USUAL TASKS, EXPERIENCED HEADACHES AND BREATHING DIFFICULTIES BE CAUSE OF AN EXPOSURE TO UNKNOWN-TYPE TOXIC FUMES. THEY WERE ALL TAKEN TO THE HOS PITAL AND GIVEN BLOOD TESTS FOR POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE.

Victims (27)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#17 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#18 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#19 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#20 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#21 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#22 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#23 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#24 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#25 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#26 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#27 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
2

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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